# Freedom 250 - The Great American State Fair **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 29, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470 "2026-05-29T03:08:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/421 "2026-06-28T00:31:30Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > ETA: but I guess that wouldn’t have worked, because the Freedom Committee had to give prior approval to all exhibits? Or they could get approval for some bland exhibit, and then change it at the last minute. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/422 "2026-06-28T00:34:05Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Apparently there’s also baptizing going on at the fair? No news links, just reports from social media, but it sounds plausible. Do Trump’s acolytes think that the Reflecting Pond is full of holy water blessed by their orange savior? ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/423 "2026-06-28T00:36:44Z")
If they start speaking in tongues, they might want to take some antibiotics 'cause it sure as hell ain’t the Holy Spirit ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/424 "2026-06-28T00:42:28Z")
Naah. Ivermectin FTW. It’s better than Brawndo! It’s what idiots crave!! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/425 "2026-06-28T03:55:25Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Is that a bukkake pun? Bravo! It wasn’t but… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/426 "2026-06-28T04:13:27Z")
I just can’t face it. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/427 "2026-06-28T07:55:13Z")
The reflection in the sunglasses doesn’t lie. Absolutely rocking those … 10 people. > ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/428 "2026-06-28T08:05:51Z")
Q: What is the state of America? A: Fair. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/429 "2026-06-28T09:17:06Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > A: Fair. Really ? Seems pretty unfair from where I’m standing ! ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/430 "2026-06-28T11:06:18Z")
Ha! Our band recently played a Sat am at a local farmer’s market and we had more people than that. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/431 "2026-06-28T11:31:17Z")
God, I hope so. When the number of band performers outnumber the crowd… ya got a problem. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/432 "2026-06-28T11:43:07Z")
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! I await reports of today’s festivities. Perhaps a government sponsored Christian worship service? I’m just speculating, here. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/433 "2026-06-28T12:06:28Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I await reports of today’s festivities. Perhaps a government sponsored Christian worship service? I’m just speculating, here. You’re late to the party. [Rededicate 250](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/crowds-pack-into-washingtons-national-mall-for-prayer-rally) was over a month ago and my wife reports there’s been some sort of follow-on every week since. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/434 "2026-06-28T12:56:38Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > He must have been confused about what “live-streaming” meant. _“Charming and Hilarious? Meet Deeply Disturbing. You two chat among yourselves.”_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/435 "2026-06-28T14:08:56Z")
A summary from [elsewhere](https://bsky.app/profile/suzanad1.bsky.social/post/3mpczbd3mak2q): > [@](#): > > So how is Trump’s Great American State Fair going?.. > > - The first night, half the people walked out during Trump’s speech > - Very few people are attending > - The power keeps going out > - There’s a Confederate flag problem > - Several of the “state expos” never opened because many states refused to participate in this MAGA shitshow > - Most of the food had to be thrown out and all of the ice cream melted because of the power outages > - When there was food available it was outrageously expensive > - There is only one ride, the Ferris Wheel > - Most of the time the Ferris Wheel isn’t working because the power keeps going out, even though the ride has a generator > - The gondolas on the Ferris Wheel are glassed in making them little hotboxes in the summer heat so no one wants to ride > - There are a lot of displays featuring Turning Point USA > - Plenty of pictures of Trump everywhere and a small mockup of his stupid arch > - It keeps raining > - Oh, and a guy in an Uncle Sam costume got arrested for jerking off in broad daylight in front of a female acrobatic act > > In other words, Trump’s sad little fair is a complete disaster. And I just love that for him. Good job MAGA. This is your shitshow. > > ETTD I assume that “ETTD” stands for “Everything Trump Touches Dies” ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/436 "2026-06-28T15:34:21Z")
Someone said this farce was scheduled to run something like two weeks? Anyone want to start a contest to guess when it’ll be officially closed down? For some innocuous excuse like “inclement weather”? ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/437 "2026-06-28T15:37:17Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > For some innocuous excuse like “inclement weather”? I’m thinking July 5th. They find some grifters to at least make a show of it for the 4th itself. Too embarrassing otherwise, if they don’t make it to the actual holiday. And the excuse will probably be concern for the health and safety of visitors due to excessive heat ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/438 "2026-06-28T15:43:07Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > They find some grifters to at least make a show of it for the 4th itself. Trump has already announced that the 4th will feature airplanes, fireworks, and, of course, himself: > [@](#): > > “The Fourth of July Airshow, over Washington, D.C., our Great Capital, will be the biggest, by far, in the History of the United States of America. Hundreds of Planes, of different types, sizes, and speeds, will be on display,” [the president](https://www.themirror.com/all-about/donald-trump) wrote. “It goes from 1:15 P.M. in the afternoon, until 11:30 in the evening.” > > “I will be speaking at approximately 9 P.M., preceding the Fireworks which again, like the Airshow, will be approximately ten times larger than any Fireworks in the History of our Country,” Trump wrote. “So, if you like Airplanes and Fireworks and President Trump, be there!” > **[Trump renews plea to pack July 4 celebration as he touts record airshow](https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/breaking-trump-renews-plea-americans-1908000)** > > President Donald Trump once again begged Americans to attend his July 4 speech, this time touting a record airshow and fireworks display in a desperate bid to attract attendees ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/439 "2026-06-28T15:49:01Z")
Hundreds of planes will be on display? Over Washington DC and restricted airspace? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/440 "2026-06-28T15:51:08Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Over Washington DC and restricted airspace? Yuuuuup. To the point that they are going to shut down Reagan National for commercial air traffic for the afternoon/evening: [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/washington-airport-will-halt-operations-much-july-4th-2026-06-16/](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/washington-airport-will-halt-operations-much-july-4th-2026-06-16/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470.md?page=23)